Rob Ford Update With Bonus Duffy And Unanticipated Mulcair

CTV News has learned that Toronto Police were investigating the existence of an alleged video involving Mayor Rob Ford, several weeks before the story first appeared in the Toronto Star. As part of the investigation leading to the raids on Thursday, officers obtained telephone wire-tap evidence. A highly-placed source confirms to CTV News that on those wiretaps, persons of interest discussed that video in detail, and referred to the mayor’s alleged presence in the video. CTV News has not seen the video, and cannot confirm its existence or authenticity.

Canadians elected Stephen Harper’s Conservatives who were and are demonstrably vile. They’ve also elected (and re-elected) winners like Brian Mulroney and, provincially, Mike Harris, Ralph Klein, Bill Vander Zalm and good old Grant Devine. Mulcair’s alleged “wild eyes”–which in any case sounds like made-up partisan nonsense built around a mean photo or two–aren’t going to scare anyone off. Being an entitled asshole eventually might.